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Sports

SOLON– In this case, one out of three ain’t bad.
Solon’s Lady Spartan varsity basketball team defeated Central DeWitt on the road Jan. 17, but ran into the ranked buzzsaws of Western Dubuque (No. 8, 4A) and Iowa City Regina (No. 1, 2A) over the weekend for a pair of 29-point losses.
Western Dubuque, 11-1 entering the game, throttled the Lady Spartans in the second and third periods on the way to a 65-36 win Friday, Jan. 20. The Regals, sporting a 14-0 record, cruised to a 71-42 victory Saturday, Jan. 21, as part of a traditional boys/girls doubleheader.

By Chris Umscheid
North Liberty Leader
IOWA CITY– The debut season for the Liberty High School “Lightning Bolts” continued to go well as the Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars (Green squad) joined the ranks of those zapped by the Lightning Thursday, Jan. 19, in a freshman game at Iowa City West High.

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NORTH LIBERTY– The eighth grade girls’ basketball team at North Central Junior High (NCJH) went 2-0 Monday, Jan. 23, against South East Junior High.
The Knights’ A, B and C teams took on the Little Hawks at the NCJH gym.
North Central beat South East, 30-19, in the A game and 10-8 in the C game. The Knights fell to the Little Hawks, 18-20, in overtime of the B game.

TIFFIN– The wrestling Creek Boys of Clear Creek Amana (CCA) split a double dual meet Thursday, Jan. 19, at home against Center Point-Urbana (CP-U) and Independence. The Clippers pulled off a 41-30 win over the Stormin’ Pointers of CP-U but fell 39-30 against the Independence Mustangs.

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VAN HORNE– The Bobcats of Benton Community handed the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Clippers their 11th loss of the season Tuesday, Jan. 17, in boys’ varsity basketball. The Bobcats defeated the Creek Boys, 76-56, in Van Horne.
Benton Community took an early lead and won the first period, 16-6, and held a comfortable 36-21 lead at the half. The Bobcats were up 54-35 heading into the final eight minutes.

IOWA CITY– The West High Trojans improved to 9-1 on the season as they picked up their fourth consecutive win after a pre-Christmas upset by Cedar Rapids Prairie by biting the Bulldogs of Bettendorf, 59-45, Tuesday, Jan. 17, at home.

Iowa City West girls win 69-45 over Bettendorf, 62-39 over Cedar Rapids Prairie

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IOWA CITY– The West High Women of Troy moved to a 13-1 standing in Class 5A with a pair of road wins over Bettendorf and Cedar Rapids Prairie.
West traveled to Bettendorf on Tuesday, Jan. 17, for a non-conference match-up with the Lady Bulldogs and prevailed, 69-45. West led 18-12 at the end of the first period, and thanks to a 24-point barrage in the second quarter, led 42-21 at halftime. The Bulldogs outscored West High 11-8 in the third period but the Women of Troy took a 50-32 advantage into the final quarter. It was Bettendorf’s second loss of the season.

There is nothing like waking up the day after the Hawkeyes knock off a top-20 team.
Last Friday, I woke up knowing Iowa took down the Purdue Boilermakers, 83-78, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday night.
This is the same Boilermaker team that thrashed the Hawks, 89-67, on Dec. 28.
In the first game, Purdue scored first, never trailed and outscored Iowa 40-38 in the paint. The Hawks were 13-13 from the free throw line.

The No. 1-ranked Cowboys took out the third-ranked Hawkeyes last Sunday at Stillwater.
The Hawks only won three matches, two with major decisions.
Three losses by one point– that’s not Iowa wrestling.
Top-ranked Cory Clark (133 pounds) lost 6-5 after trailing 5-0 and tying it up. He lost by one more second of riding time by Cowboy Kaid Brock, who was ranked fifth.
I’d like to see a rematch in the NCAA tournament.
Brandon Sorensen (149) lost 4-3 in overtime and Sam Stoll (285) lost 5-4 as he got taken down in the closing seconds.
“This sport is wild,” said head coach Tom Brands.

Solon Economist
SOLON– It was Friday the 13th, and it proved unlucky for Solon’s varsity basketball teams.
The Spartans and Lady Spartans both fell by double digits to Mount Vernon.
The boys fell to 6-3 with a 60-40 home loss, while the girls were doubled up in Mount Vernon, 56-28. The Lady Spartans dropped to 4-8 on the season.
In Solon, the boys were within striking distance, trailing by five points at halftime, but the Mustangs outscored the Spartans 32-17 in the second half to put the game out of reach.